KCS3 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C020670.2, also known as CmKCS3 or CmKCS12, encodes a 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (KCS) belonging to the FAE1-type polyketide synthase family, with elongase (ELOVL) activity involved in fatty acid elongation. This melon gene on chromosome 13 is associated with fatty acid anabolism, cuticular wax and cutin biosynthesis, and cuticle formation. It has been linked to responses to cold, light stimulus, and abiotic stress. The encoded protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and membrane. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to cuticular wax synthesis, and sequence similarity links this gene to drought tolerance and abiotic stress response traits.